Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat
Vol 18, No 4 (2023)

Social Determinants of Stunting in Indonesia

Efa Nugroho ((SCOPUS ID : 57192436111) [Reproduction Health] Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Puput Arisma Wanti (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Cahyani Wulan Suci (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Bambang Budi Raharjo (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Najib Najib (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2023

Abstract

Stunting is a form of malnutrition that causes growth disorders characterized by height that is not in accordance with age. Around 8.9 million Indonesian children experience suboptimal growth. This study aimed to determine the social factors associated with the incidence of stunting in Indonesia. The method used were secondary data processing from Indonesian family data collection in 2021. The population of this data collection were 66.207.139 families from 33 provinces in Indonesia. The research sample were 38.886.147 families. The variables analyzed were indicators of pre-prosperous families, environmental facilities, high risk pregnancy in couples of childbearing age, with the risk of stunting. Data were analyzed using linear regression. The results showed that the determinants of stunting are maternal education, parental occupation and income, environment, social and family support, and health service factors. Based on the analysis, there is a relationship between the social determinants of health according to healthy people and the increase in stunting cases in Indonesia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

kemas

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

KEMAS Journal: Research Study in Public Health publishes the article based on research or equivalent to research results in public health or other disciplines related to public health that has not been loaded/published by other media. The journal contains articles about epidemiology and ...